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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package com.architexa.org.eclipse.draw2d.text;

/**
 * A FlowBox that can contain other FlowBoxes. The contained FlowBoxes are called
 * <i>fragments</i>.
 * @author hudsonr
 * @since 2.1
 */
public abstract class CompositeBox
	extends FlowBox
{

int recommendedWidth = -1;

/**
 * Adds the given box and updates properties of this composite box.
 * @param box the child being added
 */
public abstract void add(FlowBox box);


abstract int getBottomMargin();

/**
 * Returns the recommended width for this CompositeBox.
 * @return the recommended width
 */
public int getRecommendedWidth() {
	return recommendedWidth;
}

abstract int getTopMargin();

/**
 * Sets the recommended width for this CompositeBox.
 * @param w the width
 */
public void setRecommendedWidth(int w) {
	recommendedWidth = w;
}

/**
 * Positions the box vertically by setting the y coordinate for the top of the content of
 * the line. For internal use only.
 * @param top the y coordinate
 * @since 3.1
 */
public abstract void setLineTop(int top);

}
